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Mackenzi Moran

Mackenzi Moran
  • PhD Student
  • School of Criminal Justice
  • 2025 MA, George Mason University
  • 2023 BA, University of Maryland

Biography

Mackenzi Moran is a first-year doctoral student in the School of Criminal Justice. She received her B.A. in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland, with a minor in Professional Writing. She then obtained her M.A. in Criminology, Law, and Society from George Mason University in the Summer of 2025. Prior to her arrival at MSU, Mackenzi volunteered as a tutor with the Goucher Prison Education Partnership (GPEP), serving as a substitute lecturer for one of those years, and also briefly participated in the Petey Greene Program (PGP), both in-person and virtually. Mackenzi is currently a member of the ADJust Lab and assists Dr. Jeremy Wilson in the Police Staffing Observatory (PSO) by organizing and documenting the publications and achievements of PSO partners.

Research Interests

  • Corrections
  • Juvenile Delinquency
  • Family engagement with the Criminal Justice system
  • Media Influence on public perception of the CJ system